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ZIP code 99762, Nome Census Area, Alaska

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 99762, in Nome Census Area, Alaska, has 22 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 19 of them paid for a total of $1.3M.

That is 88% of the 25 claims recorded across Nome Census Area. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $69K, close to the county average of $69K and the Alaska average of $30K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 25 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
19paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$69Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 99762NomeAlaskaUS
Claims since 197822258082,680,429
Share of claims paid86%88%68%78%
Average paid claim$69K$69K$30K$43K
Share of county claims88.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1142—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 99762 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s4$39,649
2000s9$451,554
2010s0$0
2020s9$815,446
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202297$815,446$116,492
200498$451,554$56,444
199611$11,584$11,584
199233$28,065$9,355

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Nome Census Area

Nome Census Area has 0 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 12 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 0; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 0 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 0 · Wind: 0 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 99762?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 19 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 99762?

$1.3M across 19 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $69K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 99762?

2004, with 9 claims and $452K paid.

What county is ZIP 99762 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Nome Census Area, Alaska; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.